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mutter something
直接宾语可以是具体的话或感叹词。
He muttered an apology and left the room.
他低声说了句抱歉就离开了房间。
咕哝；低声抱怨；含糊低语
muttered — past of mutter
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咕哝；低声抱怨；含糊低语
to speak in a low, indistinct voice, often to express complaints or anger under one's breath
He muttered an apology and left the room.
他低声说了句抱歉就离开了房间。
低声含糊地说(尤指抱怨或气话)；悄声说。
To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
轻柔且不连贯地说,或发音不清地说。
To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
发出低沉隆隆声。
To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
说话含糊不清,通常低声
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
mutter
Base
原形
mutters
3rd person
第三人称单数
muttering
-ing
现在分词
muttered
Past
过去式
muttered
Past participle
过去分词
He mutters to himself when he is angry.
他生气时喃喃自语。
She is muttering something under her breath.
她正在低声咕哝着什么。
They muttered complaints about the service.
他们抱怨服务不好。
规则动词
He often mutters to himself when he is confused.
他困惑时常常喃喃自语。
She muttered an apology under her breath as she walked away.
她走开时低声嘟囔了一句道歉。
The old man was muttering complaints about the weather all morning.
那位老人整个早上都在低声抱怨天气。
直接宾语可以是具体的话或感叹词。
He muttered an apology and left the room.
他低声说了句抱歉就离开了房间。
常用介词 about 引出抱怨或不满的对象。
She was muttering about the poor service.
她咕哝着抱怨服务太差。
表示自言自语，通常与他人无关。
The old man muttered to himself while reading the newspaper.
老人一边看报一边喃喃自语。
that 引导的宾语从句常表达不满或决心。
He muttered that he would never come back.
他含糊地说他再也不会回来了。
Not this
He muttered at me.
Use this
He muttered to me.
动词 'mutter' 通常与介词 'to' 搭配表示低声对某人说话，而不是 'at'。'mutter at' 暗示带有敌意或不满的情绪，但标准用法是 'mutter to'。
Not this
She muttered her complaints.
Use this
She muttered about her complaints.
'mutter' 作为不及物动词，不能直接跟名词作宾语；需要介词 'about' 来引出抱怨的内容，表示“低声抱怨某事”。直接跟宾语是受中文“抱怨”用法的影响。
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低声咕哝；悄声嘟囔
She muttered under her breath and walked away.
她低声咕哝了几句，然后走开了。
自言自语地咕哝
He was muttering to himself while reading the letter.
他一边读信一边自言自语地咕哝。
含糊地道歉；低声赔不是
He muttered an apology and left the room.
他含糊地道歉后离开了房间。
低声抱怨……；嘟囔着说……
The employees muttered about the new working hours.
员工们低声抱怨新的工作时间。
阴沉地低声说；愤愤地咕哝
He muttered darkly about the unfair decision.
他阴沉地低声说这个决定不公平。
低声嘀咕；在嘴边小声抱怨
She muttered under her breath about the long queue.
她低声嘀咕着队伍太长。
自言自语；小声嘟囔
He muttered to himself while looking for his keys.
他一边找钥匙一边自言自语。
阴沉地低声说；满腹怨气地咕哝
They muttered darkly about the new rule.
他们满腹怨气地低声议论新规定。
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mutter 开头 m 像双唇紧闭，低声咕哝从喉咙挤出“呣呣”声，正是含糊抱怨的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、文学叙述、私语或自言自语 mutter 通常属于中性表达，口语和书面语都较常见；多用于低声、含糊地说话，常带轻微不满或自言自语。形容低沉声音时，多见于书面或描述性语境。
可及物或不及物，常与 about, to oneself 连用
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